A 23-year-old motorcyclist has died in a collision in Devon, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police were called to the crash on a road between Youldon Moor Cross and Holsworthy Beacon at about 17:30 BST on Monday. The incident involved a red Suzuki motorbike and a white Ford Ranger pickup truck. The force has...
Two people who died in a skydive accident in Devon have been named by police. Belinda Taylor, 48, from Totnes, and Adam Harrison, 30, from Bournemouth, died in the accident at Dunkeswell Aerodrome at about 13:00 BST on Friday, Devon and Cornwall Police said. Read full article at source...
Alison Stephenson Local Democracy Reporting Service Red Earth The developer said the construction would cost more than £30m and was expected to take three years A Devon council has amended plans for the regeneration of a derelict riverside site in Bideford. Torridge District Council’s planning committee agreed the apartment balconies in the plans for Brunswick...
Plans have been submitted to convert a historic pub in Devon into homes. The Haulfryn Group wants to develop The Blagdon Inn, a 15th Century former pub located within the Devon Hills holiday park in Torquay, into apartments. The planning application stated the pub and restaurant had lost £250,000 in 2023 and the same again...
Two people have died following a reported skydiving incident at a Devon airfield, police have confirmed. Devon and Cornwall Police said emergency services were called to Dunkeswell Aerodrome at about 13:00 BST on 13 June to concerns of the welfare of two people. The force said the pair were reported to have been skydivers and...
A 12-year-old horse is making a recovery after being rescued from a roadside in a neglected state, a charity has said. The Mare and Foal Sanctuary said the abandoned piebald cob named Arty had been taken in at their assessment centre in Newton Abbot, Devon, after he was seen running loose on a road in...
A Ukrainian refugee living in Devon who started a business selling honey from her homeland has received national recognition. Maryna Georgieva, from Moretonhampstead, fled the war in 2022 with her two children and started her company Honeyland, where she imports honey produced in Ukraine to sell in the UK. Last month her product won gold...
Railway services in part of Devon have been cancelled after a landslip forced a train line’s closure. National Rail said the incident had been reported between Crediton and Okehampton on the Dartmoor Line at about 01:40 BST. It said Great Western Railway train services running between Exeter St Davids and Okehampton had been suspended, with...
Chloe Parkman BBC News, South West The Deaf Academy Peter Burroughs was appointed an MBE for services to education Fifteen people from across Devon have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours 2025. Two people from Devon were appointed CBEs, four OBEs, seven were appointed MBEs and two appointed BEMs. Peter Burroughs, 80, from Yelverton,...
A large plastic mannequin, ladder and stairgate are among the items fly-tipped at a beauty spot on Dartmoor, police have said. Ivybridge and Rural Police said the dumped waste was found at Cadover on Wednesday. Officers urged people to “always go with a reputable company” for waste clearance and to always ask for official paperwork....
The Met Office has brought forward a yellow thunderstorm warning for Devon and Cornwall which could lead to flooding and disruption. The warning had originally been issued from 18:00 BST on Friday, but has been brought forward to 14:00 and continues until 18:00 on Saturday. It said there could be travel disruption, flooded homes and...
Storks have made a “phenomenal” return to Devon after centuries of being extinct in the UK. The white storks have been released from a privately owned farm in north Devon as a result of a long-term rewilding and species recovery project. Dorette Engi, who owns the farm, said those watching “all had their breath taken...
Chloe Parkman BBC News, South West @abbeyboatbuilder The Guide of Dunkirk was built in the 1940s A boat builder from Devon is set to restore a vessel which helped evacuate thousands of soldiers from Dunkirk. From 26 May to 4 June 1940, hundreds of vessels sailed through heavy enemy fire to rescue more than 338,000...
Google The court ruled that Jane Reynolds is prohibited from using a megaphone in any public or private setting A woman has been banned from using a megaphone after being convicted of harassing her neighbours over an eight-month period. Jane Reynolds, 51, from Holsworthy, Devon, was found guilty of harassment without violence following a trial...
Three electric bikes collectively worth nearly £20,000 have been stolen from a garage in west Devon, police have said. The burglary took place place at a rural property in Venton near Drewsteignton between 01:00 and 02:00 BST on Wednesday, Devon and Cornwall Police said. They said thieves had taken a midnight green Santa Cruz Vala...